What to do if your nails are cracked

Although nails seem hard, they are prone to cracking due to external impact or improper care. In addition, if people use detergents and chemicals for a long time, or have diseases or lack of water in the body, it is easy for nails to break. So how do you repair a broken nail? The following will introduce relevant knowledge to you!

1. Analysis of the reasons why nails are easily broken

1. Damage caused by detergents and chemicals

The nail edges are prone to breakage or flaking, which often occurs on the first three fingers of the right hand when doing housework. Nails are often damaged by the combined effects of hot water and detergents when washing dishes or washing clothes by hand.

2. Pathological effects

Anemia (especially iron deficiency anemia), vitamin deficiency, eczema, osteoporosis, infection with onychomycosis and some congenital diseases can change the structure of keratin and affect the hardness of nails, making nails easy to break.

3. Water loss

In a dry environment, nails will become dry, brittle and easy to break. In order to maintain the proper water content, nails need sufficient lipids to lock in moisture and prevent excessive evaporation. Repeated contact with water, especially hot water, will reduce the lipid content of the nails and damage the nail's function of proper moisturizing.

2. Specific steps to repair split nails

STEP 1: Cut the silk tape into small squares and stick them on the cracked nails, making sure to leave some space on the top.

STEP2: Apply special glue on the tape.

STEP 3: Sprinkle a thin layer of nail repair powder before the glue dries. Repeat the above steps 2-3 times depending on the degree of nail damage.

STEP 4: After it is completely dry, use a nail file to trim the excess tape.

3. Scientific armor care habits

1. Wash your hands gently and avoid scratching your nails with a hard-bristled brush or roughly scraping hard objects with your nails. This will make your nails brittle and cause your nails to curl up and separate from the nail bed.

2. Supplement protein in your diet. Nails are made of protein. If white horizontal lines appear at the bottom of your nails, it may be a protein deficiency. You should eat more beans, seeds, nuts, eggs or meat.

3. Trim your nails regularly, rub the edges of your nails until they are smooth, and trim them into an oval shape. Nails that are too pointed will weaken their toughness and make them easy to break.

4. Don’t do manicures too frequently. There is a layer of substance on the surface of nails that is similar to the enamel on the surface of teeth, which can protect them from corrosion. When filing off the surface layer of the nails during manicure, the fingers lose their protective layer and lose resistance to corrosion from acidic or alkaline substances. Therefore, frequent manicures can cause nail breakage and cause the nails to turn yellow or black.

5. Cold and dry weather will cause the nails to lose moisture quickly like other parts of the skin. Some people often do manicures and apply nail polish. If the nails are not replenished with nutrients and moisture in time, the nails will easily become dry, yellow, brittle and easy to break.